Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA12

Difficulty date
January 31, 2010
Submitted
February 12, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3222M
Make and model
Piper PA12
Aircraft serial
121887
Engine
Lyc O235*
Part
Cylinder
Part number
3731630
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CYLINDER SN 37316-30 WAS PRESSURE TEST INSPECTED IAW AD 2009-26-12 AND WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED WHERE CYLINDER HEAD CONNECTS TO CYLINDER BARREL. THE DEFECTIVE CYLINDER IN THE NR 3 POSITION, WAS INSTALLED ON ENGINE ON 5/19/2006 AND HAD 397 HOURS IN SERVICE. CYLINDER NR 1 (SN 37316-26) ON THE SAME ENGINE WAS ALSO AFFECTED BY THE REF AD. NO LEAKS OR DEFECTS WERE DISCOVERED ON THIS CYLINDER, WHICH HAD THE SAME NR OF HOURS IN SERVICE AS THE DEFECTIVE CYLINDER DESCRIBED ABOVE. (K)

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